Recently I’ve been using oat bran and buckwheat as a way to give myself energy as I haven’t been eating meat (only eggs). I didn’t realise that any carbohydrates can feed candida to some degree, as I’ve read elsewhere and in a previous post of Able’s. If that’s the case, I shouldn’t be eating it.

Is it a better decision to replace the bran/buckwheat with meat (mainly chicken)?

I’m just worried about the protein/fat and whether it feeds candida. I’m on a plateau at the moment and don’t want to be in the state that I was in before. If Able or another member who’s totally cured themselves, could answer this please. Thank you.

I don’t understand everyone’s infatuation with carbs feeding candida. I feel that it is a silly thing to be worried about because guess what…candida can feed on just about anything! It can feed on carbs, sugar, meat, veggies, sugar, molds, dairy, starch…it’ll feed on just about everything you eat!

It’s all about feeding it less than before you did the diet and thats what the allowed foods list has to offer…a good safe list that will help your body recover with little drawback.

But guess what…oat bran and buckwheat are prebiotic foods! Prebiotic foods feed probiotics and beneficial bacteria in your gut, so if you cut these out, you aren’t going to feed your gut with much good much stuff at all! Its all about building the ecosystem in your body and these are great items to do it. Additionally, they help repair leaky gut which will eventually cure your allergies…

If you cut out everything that fed candida, you would have nothing left to eat other than water!

I’m just concerned I may be eating too much. I’ve been having 4-6 bowls a day. I don’t know where else to get energy from otherwise. Vegetables aren’t giving me much, I’m having about 4 eggs and I haven’t eaten meat because it makes me feel like sh*t after.

I’m a bit concerned about the sauerkraut as it’s shop bought. From the ingredients though it only contains cabbage and salt, and I hear that it’s a reputable brand. I don’t know if it’s pasteurised or not. Can anyone advise on this – could it do harm rather than good? I’m going to make my own soon.

I’ll be introducing kefir soon. I don’t know if my symptoms from the yoghurt were good or bad the following morning. It would probably be best to go for water kefir instead of milk kefir.

I would lay off the animal products completely if it makes you feel like crap. I have tried the paleolithic diet for months and it never gave me energy at all. Dont know what everyone is talking about when they say they thrive on it. I did better on a vegan diet. If your body doesnt want meat, you dont need it. Eggs can be pretty heavy too. Careful.

Listen to your body. I ended up eating only brown rice and coconut at one point just because it made me feel good. You dont want to be eating damp and heavy foods if it makes you feel bad. If you are eating damp and heavy foods, I recommend spices to counter the mucous forming effects.

I wouldnt worry about the sauerkraut. If it contains crap it should say so on the package. Worrying too much about food also does you harm 😉 Sometimes more than the actual food.

Raw garlic was too intense for me, so I didnt take it. The reactions are different in nature however. There is a diffence between an upset stomach because of a garlic overload and an upset gut because of a candida reaction. For instance. When I would take fruit I would actually get an inflammatory response, which is peculiar cause fruit should be cooling. That way I noticed I wasnt ready for fruit. In time you should notice the differences.

Do you pour virgin olive oil over your veg? It’s a source of calories and it makes them taste better. Pour it in soup and on salad too. Avocados are another source of healthy fats. You need to make sure you get enough protein on a low-carb diet though. Have you tested fish like salmon or sardine?

Vinci wrote: I tried eating greek yoghurt and woke up the next morning groggy and with a blocked up nose.

I get the same from yoghurt! I stopped having it each time as I think blocked up nose is one of my candida symptoms. I kept retesting it after two to three weeks. This time it’s much less so I am still hoping that I can continue eating it, I can really use it to get some strength back 🙂

I’m getting diarrhea from the coconut oil. I’m presuming that is die off, but it could just be too much coconut oil for my stomach. How can I tell?

Javizy, yes, I’ve been taking olive oil and flaxseed oil with the vegetables. I’m starting to eat more raw veggies now too. I ate salmon a while back but didn’t have a good reaction, but I’d eaten meat for a few days prior to it so I cannot say for certain.

Orka, I think I have a problem with dairy. I’m not sure if it’s due to an intolerance or that it’s affecting the candida. I’ve had unclear sinuses for a very long time, so like you, when it gets worse, I’m taking it as a candida symptom.

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